Scheduled power-cuts enforced in Sri Lanka for two days

Central Bank suspends Money Changing permit issued to Prasanna Money Exchange

Considering the complaints received from general public that Prasanna Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd is offering higher exchange rates, the Department of Foreign Exchange of the Central Bank conducted an on-site investigation at the Prasanna Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd on 30.03.2022. As per the investigation, it was observed that the Prasanna Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd had offered higher exchange rates and thereby attempted to purchase foreign currency from its customers at higher rates than the exchange

31 Mar, 2022

Police fire tear gas at protesters near President’s house

The Police fired tear gas after a protest staged near President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s private residence in Mirihana turned violent late this evening. What began as a large silent protest, later turned violent as the people attempted to advance near the President’s house. The protesters made several attempts to push the barricades placed by the Police down. Eventually one line of barricades was pushed down and the Police fired water cannons and tear gas. Angry protesters pelted stones at the t

31 Mar, 2022

One out of three pregnancies in Sri Lanka estimated to be unintended

One out of three pregnancies in Sri Lanka are estimated to be unintended pregnancies. Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year?throughout the world, are unintended. In Sri Lanka, about 360,000 women become pregnant every year. One out of three of these pregnancies are estimated to be unintended pregnancies. The unmet need for family planning is also at 7.3% (Demographic and Health Survey, 2016), a figure that may have been further augmented due to the pandemic. Public h

30 Mar, 2022